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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Friday February 03, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Braun, Klobuchar, Vance, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Combat Rising Catalytic Converter Thefts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and JD Vance (R-OH) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to combat the rise in catalytic converter thefts. The Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PART) Act would ensure that law enforcement can more effectively address these thefts by marking each converter with a traceable identification number and establishing converter thefts as a  more

Mrvan Announces DOT Safety Grants for East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced federal grant awards for the Cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond under the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant program. The SS4A Grant program was created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Congressman Mrvan supported and was signed into law during the 117th Congress. According to the DOT, the SS4A Grant pro  more

Pence Legislation Would Rescind Burdensome Federal Regulations on Hoosier Health Care Workers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: Congressman Greg Pence, a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and over 60 of his colleagues are challenging the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on federal healthcare workers in H.R. 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act. "Our health care workers are American Heroes -- they work around the clock to provide crucial services to Hoosiers and all Americans,"   more

Young, Senators Formally Challenge Biden WOTUS Rule Through Congressional Review Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined all 48 of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a new rule in December 2022 repeali  more